Elite Dangerous FAQ: Difference between revisions

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: '''Elite: Dangerous''' features [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Is_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22_an_MMOG.3F|dynamically created free roaming multiplayer instances, based on perception bubble]], that are decoupled from the star systems themselves [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_will_single_player_work.3F_Will_I_need_to_connect_to_a_server_to_play.3F|(but you can also play solo)]].
: '''Elite: Dangerous''' features [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Is_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22_an_MMOG.3F|dynamically created free roaming multiplayer instances, based on perception bubble]], that are decoupled from the star systems themselves [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#How_will_single_player_work.3F_Will_I_need_to_connect_to_a_server_to_play.3F|(but you can also play solo)]].


: Due to a lot less network traffic, this allows '''Elite: Dangerous''' to have twitch based action instead of classic MMO click 'n' roll (where actual world updates are comparitively slow depending on server load and all attacks are caculated on servers using modified D&D system) which is used in '''EVE'''.
: Due to a lot less network traffic, this allows '''Elite: Dangerous''' to have [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_there_be_any_roleplaying_elements.3F|twitch based action instead of classic MMO click 'n' roll]] (where actual world updates are comparitively slow depending on server load and all attacks are caculated on servers using modified D&D system) which is used in '''EVE'''.
: That means that '''Elite: Dangerous''' combat is more '''twitch skill''' based.
: That means that '''Elite: Dangerous''' combat is '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_there_be_any_roleplaying_elements.3F|twitch skill]]''' based.


: The '''Elite: Dangerous''' galaxy is based on the real '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_are_the_main_features_of_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F|Milky Way]] '''and''' [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_planets_rotate_and_orbit_around_stars.3F|planets will rotate and orbit their stars]]''', thus constantly changing a system's landscape and adding lot of depth - and it has around '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_are_the_main_features_of_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F|100 billion star systems]]''', as opposed to '''EVE '''where the planets are static and don't move.
: The '''Elite: Dangerous''' galaxy is based on the real '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_are_the_main_features_of_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F|Milky Way]] '''and''' [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_planets_rotate_and_orbit_around_stars.3F|planets will rotate and orbit their stars]]''', thus constantly changing a system's landscape and adding lot of depth - and it has around '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#What_are_the_main_features_of_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F|100 billion star systems]]''', as opposed to '''EVE '''where the planets are static and don't move.